St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolSt Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.

Summary of the comparison

St Mary's Church of England Primary School and St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth are primary schools in Birmingham.

  • St Mary's Church of England Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Mary's Church of England Primary School was judged Good and St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for St Mary's Church of England Primary School and 77.0% for St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Mary's Church of England Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth (65.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Mary's Church of England Primary School versus St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamSt Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBirminghamSt Michael's CofE Primary Academy, HandsworthEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100B80/100Stronger figure
Local ranking20th of 273 in Birmingham 14th of 273 in Birmingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll413 204
Capacity420 210
LocationBirmingham, B29 6NU Birmingham, B21 0UX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard13.0% 19.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census413 204
Free school meals (ever 6)25.2% 58.3%
English as an additional language33.9% 65.2%
SEN support16.5% 19.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.6% Stronger figure12.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Mary's Church of England Primary School

St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth

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